Jean-Pierre Plouffe

AUTHOR BIOJean-Pierre Plouffe was born in 1939 in the peaceful town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, twenty minutes from Montreal by car.Avidly pursuing Classical Studies at College, he cultivated knowledge of languages (including Latin and classical Greek), mathematics, science, history, and sports. His insatiable hunger for understanding and communication drove him to engage in theater, arts, public speaking, and debates.After attending teacher’s college, he taught mathematics. Upon obtaining his B.A. at Montreal University, he earned his M.A. at NYU, specializing in Industrial and Road Safety. He then trained high school Driver Education instructors in various universities across Canada.In addition to acting as a consultant in the production of fourteen safety films, Jean-Pierre represented Transport Canada in an international research project at the OECD in Paris and Vienna with short research sessions in a variety of countries.He then merged his expertise in teaching with his natural inclination towards writing by authoring training manuals for a North American market.By way of professional research, and through observations gained during his numerous journeys abroad, Jean-Pierre, an ardent traveler, witnessed how the broad spectrum of human emotions compels us towards unpredictable choices.While studying at NYU, Jean-Pierre observed the United Nations in action. It soon became obvious that distraught made certain nations unable to communicate and cooperate, even if it prevented progress and peace.In Lethal Children, Jean-Pierre explores the impact of suspicion and mistrust on problem solving. When confronted by the unexpected or the unexplanable, human beings or nations find it difficult to cooperate when a climate of suspicion prevails, even if their survival is at stake.